Marsch made some comments about wanting to give BWP more space. But honestly, it doesn't make sense to me. BWP will get a chance or two each game. I'd rather have him leading the line than the enthusiastic but less clever Etienne. Especially against a pretty mediocre Chivas team.

I dont understand why in a game where everything is on the line, he sticks BWP in a position that he never plays?

Its just delusional from Jesse. Especially considering Etienne has only scored (if Im correct) one goal with the first team, while BWP in the same spot was scoring for fun weeks ago with highlight-reel finishes?

Talk about an asinine game plan. I wonder if Jurgen Klopp in a few weeks will take a page from cheeky Jesse and play Salah as a CB to get past their next champions league juggernaut opponent.

Lets keep moving the goal.... the guy is getting us into meaningful pressure games. That's step one. Any other coach we've had would have seen the Tijuana win as a huge success. Steady, real progress. I remember ripping on Jesse as a one trick pony with the high press and formation spoon fed from Austria. That's not the case any more. He has given this team multiple formations and multiple looks, adjusts the intensity of the press, and rotates players positively. He put the team in a position to win, and they didn't put the ball in the net.

None of this matters though if he cant bring home trophies. At a certain point one must drop the moral victories and define positive results as taking home hardware.

For a team that has finished 1st, 3rd, and 9th in MLS over the past three seasons, that last stat is abysmal.

Those five two-legged series losses have all come from scenarios where the team had to make up goals going into the deciding game. And in those five deciding games, they have only scored three goals overall. In two of them (both CCL eliminations) they were shut out.

So the trend is clear at this point. Big second-leg game, down a goal or two, and Marsch at the helm means they will get eliminated every time with a near-shutout performance.

And inconvenience the tens of fans that have tickets? I would be down for an earlier, dryer kickoff.

Does it really matter? We all know the crowd will be sparse.

I'd rather have Kaku and the squad play Olimpia in an empty stadium in decent weather than in front of a smattering of fans in rain and heavy wind. On talent RB has the clear advantage, if weather becomes a factor this could turn into a sloppy loss.

They didn't just ban them for the hell of it. GSU did everything they could to be a giant headache to the organization (and very often the other supporters groups) and when your group is like only 30 people showing up to the matches you are far from bulletproof. The thing in DC was basically the straw that broke the camel's back. The reason ESC and VA are in no danger of being kicked out is because A) Their members don't do stupid shit and cause problems constantly and B) They both fill their section.

I'm not sure if butts in seats played a big factor in the front office restricting GSU, but you are right in that they are a headache to nearly everyone except themselves.

The fights and drama they got involved in with NYCFC goons didn't just come out of nowhere. Whether their members want to admit it or not, they were unable to distance themselves from the image of being sandwich-board throwers looking for trouble. And their members at times would dress up with bandanas over their faces like they were looking to "throw down" with opposing fans.

Their shtick brought a completely unneeded element to the Red Bull fan atmosphere. I don't care really what songs you sing or how big your group is. If you are willing to fight over a sports team you shouldn't be allowed to attend games.

With Kljestan officially gone, there has been a lot of chatter on here that BWP is the next member of the recent core (BWP, Sacha, Dax, Robles) that has to go, as he will be washed up very soon.

Is there any evidence to support this though?

With Kljestan we all saw how he lost a step last year, but forwards don't have to run as much and MLS has had a history of aging forwards winning the golden boot or being in the top 5 in the scoring charts.

BWP has scored around 20 goals a season for the last four years. I don't see why he couldn't stay here for another 3-4 years and play until he's 36 or 37, or even older. You don't need to be young to excel (or score, as the stats show) in MLS.